Floyd Hill, Colorado
Floyd Hill is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Clear [Creek County, Colorado|Clear Creek County], Colorado, United States. Interstate 70 passes through the community. Floyd Hill is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Floyd Hill CDP was 1,048 at the United [States Census 2020].
History
Floyd Hill is named after Merril H. Floyd, head of the Clear Creek Wagon Road Company that operated in the 1860s. Mr. Floyd owned a ranch on a hill in the area and the land around the hill, which became known as "Floyd's Hill", where his company built a wagon road over from Idaho Springs to Bergen's ranch.On February 24, 1873, the Colorado Central Railroad completed a rail spur from Forks Creek to Floyd Hill.
The Floyd Hill, Colorado, post office operated from September 9, 1912, until June 30, 1937. The Evergreen, Colorado, post office now serves the area.
Geography
Floyd Hill is located in eastern Clear Creek County at coordinates and elevation.At the 2020 United States Census, the Floyd Hill CDP had an area of, including of water.